Setthathirath

Setthathirath
ເສດຖາທິຣາຊ
King of Lan Xang
King of Lan Na
Statue of King Setthathirath
Pha That Luang, Vientiane
Reign1548–1571
Coronation1550
PredecessorPhotisarath I
SuccessorSen Soulintha
Reign1546–1551
Coronation1546
PredecessorChiraprapha
SuccessorMekuti
BornSetthavangso
24 January 1534
Muang Sua, Lan Xang
Died1571
Attapeu, Lan Xang
SpouseTon Thip of Lan Na
Ton Kham of Lan Na
Thepkasattri of Ayutthaya
Kaew Pra Kham, daughter of Sen Soulintha
IssuePrince Nokaeo Koumane
Princess Khau Pheng
Princess Kham Souk
Princess Kham Serm
Princess Kham Sai
Princess Kham Lee
Princess Eung Kham Luang
Other Princesses
Regnal name
Samdach Brhat-Anya Chao Udaya Budhara Bhuwana Brhat Jaya Jettha Maharajadhiraja Bhuwanadya Adhipati Sri Sadhana Ganayudha
DynastyKhun Lo
FatherPhotisarath I
MotherYotkhamthip of Lan Na
ReligionTherevada Buddhism

Setthathirath (Lao: ເສດຖາທິຣາດ; 24 January 1534 – 1571) or Xaysettha (Lao: ໄຊເສດຖາ; Thai: ไชยเชษฐาธิราช, RTGSChaiyachetthathirat, Burmese: ဇယဇေဋ္ဌာဓိရာဇ် Jayajyeṣṭhādhirāja) is considered one of the great leaders in Lao history. Throughout the 1560s until his death, he successfully defended his kingdom of Lan Xang against military campaigns of Burmese conqueror Bayinnaung, who had already subdued Xieng Mai (Chiang Mai) in 1558 and Ayutthaya in 1564. Setthathirath was a prolific builder and erected many Buddhist monuments including Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang, Haw Phra Kaew, Wat Ong Teu Mahawihan and the Pha That Luang in Vientiane.